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Supporting the Arts at Home and Abroad: Korea, China, and the United States KORUS Forum Washington DC November 30, 2012
K y ue uO fe i e B ra f sn i c Misr o C l r, p r a dT ui MC T n t f u ue S ot n o r m( S ) iy t s s
Q a i o en na O g n ai s o At u s g v rme tl ra i t n fr r z o s
ARKO is a state funded non profit organization, supporting arts organizations and artists in and abroad through grant-giving services and programs. Established as the Korea Culture and Arts Foundation in 1973 it was later restructured as Arts Council Korea in 2005 , following the reenactment of the Korea Culture and Arts Promotion Act. * ARKO is the largest funding agency for arts in Korea
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Source: Adjusted from IFACCA (International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies) Madden, Christopher. 2009. The Independence of Government Arts Funding: A Review. IFACCA DART REPORT NO 9. www.ifacca.org. 10
WFK: a unified program for volunteers dispatched overseas from 7 previous different programs across three ministries 11
Source: http://www.arko.or.kr/english
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R&D projects (for textbooks, auxiliary materials and manuals for professional training and education)
. Textbooks & Subsidiary Material Development . On/off-line Educational Contents Development . Statistics on Arts and Culture Education for Beneficiaries . Arts and Culture Education Dictionary Development
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Psy, Gangnam Style, a worldwide phenomenon, has topped national music charts in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom as well as You-tube. K-pop(Korean popular music), Korean dramas, and K-food have played a significant role in spreading the Korean Wave to other countries.
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Arts used for economic development programs from developed countries, World Bank, IMF, etc. -> Art is regarded as a simple instrument, not as a self-empowered identity Inherent cultural conflicts (National vs. global identity) Who leads cultural diplomacy? (Government, non-governmental orgs(international orgs, academic institutions), civic sector, commercial media)
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Appendix 1
Trends of Budget of MCST and GNI per capita in South Korea
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Appendix 2
Overview of Key Cultural Facilities in South Korea from 2000 to 2010
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Appendix 3 The Impact of ACE on Personality Development (Source: KACES AFSS Project Report)
Art-Flower Seed Schools (AFSS) Treatment group Before P1 Personality Development 3.76 (1,016) 3.67 (997) 3.34 (1,012) After 3.80 (1,012) 3.77 (1,002) 3.42 (1,015) t-value 1.08 Before 3.77 (276) 3.56 (266) 3.32 (276) General Elementary Schools Control Group After 3.84 (263) 3.66 (261) 3.32 (266) t-value 1.25
P2
3.12**
1.70
P3
2.82**
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Note: 1) Each item is a five point Likert scale. 2) *: p-value<0.05; **: p-value<0.01; 3) ( )= Sample size. 4) P1= Self-esteem & Happiness; P2=Expression & Creativity ; P3= Cooperation & Sociability.
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